Sleeve-adjuster.



P. H. WEIIRY.v

SLEEVE ADIUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I7, 1914.

11,199,950. n l `Partented Qct..3,1916.

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l 'PERCY HERBERT wnAnmor Tanna-NOVA scoTIA; CANADA.

. sLnnvE-ADJUSTER.

To all whom t may concern.' 4 y n Be it known that I, Pliner HERBERTWEARY, a subject of lthe King Vof Great Britain, of the town of Truro,in the county of Colchester, Province of NovaV Scotia, Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. Sleeve-Adjusters, of which the following is the specification. y

This invention relates to sleeve adjusters particularly adapted forshirts and the like and the objects of the invention are to facilitatein adjusting the length of the sleeve as is found necessary orconvenient, to simplify the construction so that the shirt losesnothingrin appearance while at the same time no discomfort isexperienced by the wearer.

A further object is to permit of the shirt being freely laundriedwithout the liability of damage.

The invention consists essentially in the novel construction andarrangement of parts described in this specification and illustrated inthe drawings that formV part of the same, and in which Figure 1 showspart of a shirt with the device fitted thereto, but with the sleeves'attheir normal full length. Fig. 2 shows part of the same shirt as Fig. 1,but with the sleeve partly contracted, by the use of my invention. Fig.3 shows in diagrammatic sectional elevation the arrangement of the 4various fabrics in their preferable form during assembly, indicating oneway of securing the tape-guard or channel to the garment. Fig. 4 showsthe arrangement indicated in Fig. 3, after assembly, and with the tapein position. Fig. 5 shows the method of securing the tape and its guideon the arms of the garment, which may be used in conjunction with themethod indicated in Fig. 4, for attachment to the body portion of thegarment. Fig. 6 shows an alternate method of securing the tape in thearm-portion of the garment. Fig. 7 indicates a further alternative forsecuring the tape to the garment.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

Referring to the drawings, and especially to Figs. 1 and 2, 1()represents a shirt, having the body portion 11, the yoke or shoulderportion 12, and the arm portions 13. A sleeve-adjusting tape 14- issecured to the Specication of Letters Patent.

sleeveV at the vpoint 15 a little below the,

to the shoulders 18, and from there on to a point 19 approximately atthe center of the back ofthe yoke, where it meets the casing from theother sleeve. It is not essential that the casings meetfabsolutely, andfor that matter they might only extend to the shoulders of the garment.The tape 14 rests loosely along the casingl and is arranged to protrudefrom each of the casings at their ends remote from the sleeves; so thatby pulling the protruding lengths of tape, the arm is contracted betweentheV elbow and shoulder parts. On the first pulling of the tapes, thewhole length of the containing channel 17 is rucked, but bystraightening out the yoke portion, the garment sleeve assumes theposition illustrated in Fig. 2.

The tape-ends are preferably tied together, as at 20, in F ig..1. Themethod of manufacture of the channel 17 which I prefer is illustrated inFigs.V

3, 4 and 5, in which 21 represents the pieces of the yoke fabric betweenwhich are in- Patented Oct. '3, 1916. Application filed January 17,i914. 'serial No. 812,809. i

usedto form the channel (see Fig. 4, where the channel is bent and sewninto place. Dotted lines 23 represent sewing). In this method ofassembly, the additional piece 22 is made the whole length of thechannel, so that it protrudes past the shoulders at either side of theyoke and body portions of the garment; and after the addition of thesleeves to the garment, the additional piece is preferably secured tothe sleeves as indicated in Fig. 5.

A method that mightbe used for the sleeves, is indicated in Fig. 6,where the fabric of the sleeve is bent around on itself in the usualfashion, and sewn together in twoplaces; 24 represent the two edges offabric coming together, and having the tape 14 arranged between thelines of sewing 23. y A

Fig. 7 depicts the idea shown in Figs. 3 and 4, being appliedto thesleeve portions vinstead of to the yoke and body portion; in ,this casethe method of securing the channel across the yoke, would be as in Fig.5.

Again, the channel may be applied to the garment superlioially the wholedistance that it is needed, as shown in Fig. 5, after the garment isotherwise completed.

The loose tape-ends may protrude and be fastened either on the inside orthe outside of the garment.

What I claim as my invention is In a shirt and in combination, a casingformed of a piece of material having its lower end embraced by the yokeof the shirt and having its upper edge secured to the yoke, the saidpiece of material extending beyond the shoulder and superimposed Gopisof this patent may be obtained for over the seam of the shirt sleeve andsecured thereto, a pair of tapes secured to the shirt approximatelybelow the elbow of the sleeve and passing through the said casing andhaving the free ends protruding from .the casing intermediate of theback of the shirt, as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses. PERCY HERBERT WEARY.

Witnesses: v A. J. CAMPBELL, WARREN OGILVIE.

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